If you were out of work or lost income due to Hurricane Matthew, Monday, Nov. 28 is the deadline to apply for unemployment disaster assistance through FEMA in Evans, Long and Liberty Counties.

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Unlike state employment assistance, this benefits farmers, loggers, the self-employed and those who work on commission.

Claimants must first apply for regular unemployment assistance through the Georgia Department of Labor, either online or at a local facility.

From there, the Department of Labor will notify individuals if they are eligible for disaster unemployment assistance.

For more information on applying for disaster unemployment assistance, click here.

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CHRIS, TODAY IS THE
LAST DAY FOR RESIDENTS IN
THOSE COUNTIES APPLY FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
THROUGH FEMA UNLIKE STATE
EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, THIS
BENEFITS FARMERS, LOGGERS, THE
SELF-EMPLOYED AND THOSE
WHO WORK ON COMMISSION
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SO HOW IT WORKS, YOU
FIRST HAVE TO APPLY FOR
REGULAR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
THROUGH THE GEORGIA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WEBSITE
FROM THERE THE DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR WILLNOTIFY CLAIMANTS IF
THEY ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR
DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT
ASSISTANCE.
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AGAIN, THIS IS FOR THOSE
WHO ARE OUT OF WORK AS A
DIRECT RESULT FROM HURRICANE
MATTHEW FOR MORE
INFORMATION JUST VISIT OUR
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